So hereâs a thought: the strangest reverse kidnapping the Waynes have ever experienced.
So Tim gets kidnapped.Â
Makes sense. He is the CEO of Wayne industries. Of of the most notable Wayne children. His kidnapping is really no surprise. He gets kidnapped every other month.
But usually the kidnappers tie him up.
And take his phone.
And his laptop.
And lock the door.
And make it so he canât justâŚyâknowâŚleave.
And they especially donât give him a very nice desk set up where he can continue his work unimpeded.
Bruce is confused.
Tim is confused and intrigued.
The kidnappers are by no means special. They arenât any sort of costumed crook. They have no magic or powers. They are absolutely normal people.
Normal but smart people.
âMr. Wayne, we have your son.â
âWhich one?â
âThe one who runs your business.â
âI see.â
âWe want $10 million for his release.â
âI think youâll find that Tim has already been subjected to multitude of kidnapping in the past. We are well used to these tactics.â
âOh, this oneâs different.â The head kidnapper responded.
âIt is different so far. Iâm not tied to a chair and thereâs no lock on the door. Whatâs to stop me from leaving?â Tim asks, bemused and gesturing to the aforementioned unlocked door with his again unbound hands.
âBecause we have coffee.â The kidnapper replies, gesturing to a rather fancy coffee setup with a freshly brewing French roast.
Tim immediately perks up.
âAnd for every hour that our demands are not met, we will give him a fresh pot of coffee with an increasing grade of caffeine.â
Ten seconds pass.
There is a âdingâ from the kidnapperâs cellphone as the notification of the payment goes through.
The kidnappers blink.
âIâll be honest. I didnât expect that to work.â
Tim, who had taken advantage of this time to make himself a cup of coffee and already finished it, sets the empty cup down.
âIâll double it to keep me.â
âTim!â
















